Opinion
2018 will go down as the Year of the Bad Employer
Telltale just the latest in a parade of game dev horror stories likely leading to unionization
Legal (Page 38)
News
Nintendo wins lawsuit against unlicensed Mario Kart-themed tourist attraction
MariCar ordered to pay $89,000 in damages
News
ArenaNet pulls plug on in-game transactions for Guild Wars 2 players in Belgium
UPDATE: MMO developer joins growing list of games companies forced to take action in Belgium over recent loot box ruling
News
Former Telltale employees sue studio for labor law violations in mass layoff
Class action lawsuit alleges company violated WARN Act in not providing advance notice of termination
News
Street Fighter V pro out of tourney after domestic abuse allegations
Reigning EVO Japan champ Infiltration will skip Capcom Pro Tour competition at Tokyo Game Show as his team Panda Global continues investigation
News
UKIE responds to Migration Advisory Committee immigration post-Brexit report
CEO Dr. Jo Twist: "Expanding the current Tier 2 system to EEA citizens would prove inefficient and cumbersome for the industry"
News
Public investigation supports evidence that loot boxes are "psychologically akin to gambling"
Report suggests restricting sale of games containing loot boxes to players of legal gambling age
News
International gambling regulators unite on skins gambling, loot boxes
Agencies from Spain, UK, France, Washington State, and a dozen more concerns about "blurring of lines between gambling and gaming"
News
Tiny Lab, Google, ad companies accused of violating Children's Online Privacy Protection Act
New Mexico lawsuit alleges companies illegally collected and tracked children's personal information
News
NIST adds gaming software to National Software Reference Library
PUBG, World of Warcraft, others added to database to help cybersecurity and forensic experts better track software in investigations
News
EA may go to court over loot boxes in Belgium
FIFA publisher has kept loot boxes in its games despite Belgian Gaming Commission warning
News
Chinese hold on new video game licenses may last another 4-6 months
Industry slowdown in the country could continue as China centralizes its approval process for new titles
News
Tencent to verify Chinese Honor of Kings players against public security records
New measures required to ensure minors keep within play-time restrictions
News
Jacksonville shooting victim suing EA for negligence
Also seeking damages from seven other defendants, including tournament venue Chicago Pizza and Jacksonville Landing mall
News
Nintendo orders takedown of fan game maker Pokémon Essentials
Decade-old asset kit for RPG Maker pulled, along with wiki on how to develop with it
News
Blizzard locks sale of real money loot boxes in Belgium
Overwatch and Heroes of the Storm join growing list of games forced to halt sale of loot boxes by Belgian authorities
News
2K Games alters NBA 2K MyTeam mode to comply with Belgian loot box laws
UPDATE: Publisher also removes premium currency card packs from Dutch version, "disagrees with this position" in both nations
News
US judge blocks man from selling Grand Theft Auto Online cheat programs
Take-Two claims software by David Zipperer has cost the firm more than $500,000
News
Veteran game designer arrested after altercation with police
Industry crowdfunds legal and medical fees for former Disney and Turbine developer Patricia A. Pizer after alleged assault
News
Bethesda defends legal action against man selling pre-owned copy of Evil Within 2
Publisher says sale of sealed and unopened games still constitutes unauthorised reselling if listed as new
News
Germany relaxes stance on Nazi symbols in video games
Like films, games featuring "unconstitutional" symbols can now be submitted for age-rating in Germany
Feature
"Flooding the market with Nazi symbols is not something we want"
Game MD Felix Falk on the long struggle to allow games tackling Nazism and its imagery to be rated in Germany, and the responsibility of being part of "the social discourse"
News
EmuParadise removes ROMs
Users won't be able to download games from long-running site any more; "It's not worth it for us to risk potentially disastrous consequences"
News
ZX Spectrum and Sinclair trademark holder to pull branding rights from Vega+
UPDATE: RCL claims it was awarded a licence extension, but Sky says it "failed on all counts" to meet the criteria
Opinion
Nintendo barely improves conflict minerals sourcing over two years
One-fourth of company's smelters and refiners aren't following protocols to prevent human rights abuses